S.R. No. 1252 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The citizens of Jim Wells County have benefitted 1-3 greatly from the dedicated service of County Judge L. Arnoldo Saenz, 1-4 and the Texas Senate is proud to commend him for his contributions 1-5 to the welfare and development of the county; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Throughout his distinguished career, Judge Saenz has 1-7 earned the admiration and respect of his colleagues and has devoted 1-8 countless hours to community endeavors; and 1-9 WHEREAS, A graduate of Premont High School, Judge Saenz 1-10 received a bachelor of business administration degree from 1-11 Texas A&I University in Kingsville while serving as City Secretary 1-12 of the City of Premont; he became Assistant County Auditor in 1978 1-13 and served in that capacity for 10 years before becoming County 1-14 Auditor of Jim Wells County in 1989; after working at that important 1-15 post for five years, he was elected County Judge on January 1, 1995; 1-16 and 1-17 WHEREAS, The varied and worthwhile achievements of this 1-18 outstanding public servant in the areas of civic improvement have 1-19 contributed to the steady progress of the county; and 1-20 WHEREAS, Freely sharing his knowledge with others, 1-21 Judge Saenz is Emergency Management Coordinator of Jim Wells County 1-22 and serves on the board of directors of REAL, Incorporated, and 1-23 Alice Boys Club; he also devotes his time to his community as a 2-1 member of the executive board of Coastal Bend Council of Governments 2-2 and Rural Coastal Bend PIC; and 2-3 WHEREAS, Highly respected for his honesty and integrity, 2-4 Judge Saenz has been diligent and capable in the performance of his 2-5 duties and has received the admiration and gratitude of those who 2-6 work with him; now, therefore, be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-8 74th Legislature, hereby express its gratitude to County Judge 2-9 L. Arnoldo Saenz for his vital and inspiring leadership; and, be 2-10 it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-12 L. Arnoldo Saenz as an expression of the high regard of the 2-13 Texas Senate. 2-14 Truan 2-15 Armbrister Henderson Ratliff 2-16 Barrientos Leedom Rosson 2-17 Bivins Lucio Shapiro 2-18 Brown Luna Sibley 2-19 Cain Madla Sims 2-20 Ellis Moncrief Turner 2-21 Gallegos Montford Wentworth 2-22 Galloway Nelson West 2-23 Harris Nixon Whitmire 2-24 Haywood Patterson Zaffirini 2-25 Bullock, President of the Senate 3-1 ______________________________________ 3-2 President of the Senate 3-3 I hereby certify that the above 3-4 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-5 on May 26, 1995. 3-6 ______________________________________ 3-7 Secretary of the Senate 3-8 ______________________________________ 3-9 Dean of the Senate